From cold snaps to Christmas quizzes, welcome to our Christmas special! 

In this episode Toryn, Will and Zenzo discuss the deaths of crabs and lobsters in the North East and Thérèse Coffey's stuttering performance answering questions from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee about the incident. 

Next week is the British Ecological Society's annual conference in Edinburgh, and we are joined by the 2022 Sidnie Manton Award winner Kristy Ferraro to chat animals and nutrient cycling. 

Finally, in true Christmas spirit a quiz! But not just any quiz, a very green and blobish one to end the year...

In this episode Toryn, Will and Zenzo discuss the FIFA World Cup taking place in Qatar and its impact upon the environment and the global effort to combat climate change. They boys are also dumbfounded by the decision of Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove to approve a new coal mine in Cumbria, the first in the UK for 30 years. 

This week's episode of The Green Blob was presented by Toryn Whitehead, William Leah and Zenzo Madubeko. Contact us at: [email protected].

In this episode, Will and Toryn talk biodiversity with Laura Kor & Constance Schere, and the progress being made by governments towards protecting the natural environment and delicate ecosystems both on land and in the sea.

Constance Schere is also a doctoral researcher at KCL, but she specialises in marine conservation, focusing on marine protected areas in the Irish Sea.

This week's episode of The Green Blob was presented by Toryn Whitehead and William Leah. Contact us at: [email protected].

In this episode, Will and Toryn discuss Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement and how his announcements on new windfall taxes and the Energy Price Guarantee will likely impact the UK's fight against climate change.

Following the beginning of COP27 Toryn, Will and Zenzo discuss the origins of the international conference and its image as a central part of humanity's  effort to fight climate change.  We also discuss the soft influence or two British climate change denialists and the wider issue of oil company lobbying.  

Despite scientists warning that there can be no new oil and gas fields in the North Sea if we are to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, nearly 900 locations are being offered for exploration and and as many as 100 licenses are set to be awarded by the government. In response, Just Stop Oil have been actively protesting against these plans across London, causing major disruptions and dividing opinions. Toryn and Zenzo react to the Just Stop Oil protests, and ask whether or not they are an effective way to communicate the climate crisis and spark greater action? 

In response to the news on Friday morning that Sizewell C nuclear power plant had been placed under review, Neil Macaulay, a lawyer with over 30 years of experience who now focuses on environmental issues and lives locally to the area where Sizewell C nuclear power plant is planned give us his live reaction to the news that Sizewell C has been placed under review.

Tara Bryer, a climate change communication expert from Climate Outreach joins us on the pod with a view to COP27, where global leaders, policy makers and scientists will be convening to discuss the climate crisis, to explain to us how everyday people can effectively talk about the climate crisis with their friends, family and colleagues. You can find Climate Outreach's Talking Climate handbook that we mentioned on the pod here. 

This week's episode of The Green Blob was made by Toryn Whitehead, with Zenzo Madubeko, Neil Macaulay and Tara Bryer. The technical producer was William Leah. Contact us at: [email protected]. 

In this episode Toryn & Will are joined by Zenzo to discuss the climate credentials of Rishi Sunak and his new government. 

Special guest interview with Jack Ellerby from Friends of the Lake District about ongoing Dark Skies Festival in Cumbria.

We also explore the intersection between the climate crisis and Black History Month.

Hello, and welcome to the Green Blob!